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LEAD October Newsletter Now Available
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Eighteen LEAD Member and Partner Organizations Urge Congress to Avert Sequestration Cuts to Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Research
Federal budget sequestration represents a looming threat to funding for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders care, support and research. Eighteen LEAD Coalition member and partner organizations have joined with the Friends of the National Institute on Aging (FoNIA) in urging Congressional leaders to work aggressively toward a balanced budget solution that avoids cuts to aging […]
LEAD September Newsletter Now Available
The LEAD September Newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD August Newsletter Now Available
The LEAD August Newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
Thirty LEAD Member Organizations Urge Congress to Examine National Alzheimer’s Plan Implementation Progress
As federal agencies, the business and non-profit sectors work to implement America’s first-ever “National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease,” a wide cross section of LEAD member organizations are calling on Congress to examine the foundation being laid for progress on the aggressive and urgently needed goals of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by 2025, […]
LEAD July Newsletter Now Available
The LEAD July Newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
National Alzheimer’s Plan Released; LEAD Calls for Congressional Resolutions to Support Implementation
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on May 15 released the nation’s first annual National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, marking the beginning of the end of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders as we have known them. The Obama Administration has set an ambitious, achievable and absolutely indispensible roadmap to effectively treat […]
Two Dozen LEAD Organizations Urge Secretary Sebelius to Embrace Advisory Council’s Recommendations for National Alzheimer’s Plan
As U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius works toward the mid-May release of America’s first-ever “National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease,” a wide cross section of LEAD member organizations recently joined together to support the full set of recommendations by the Advisory Council on Research, Care and Services–highlighting a collective sense of urgency for […]
Advisory Council Sends Secretary Sebelius 36 Recommendations for National Alzheimer’s Plan
As Secretary Sebelius and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services work toward the mid-May release of the first annual National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, on April 17th the public Advisory Council on Research, Care and Services unanimously approved and submitted a comprehensive set of 36 recommendations to improve Alzheimer’s research, care and services. […]
Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease Appoints Ian Kremer as Executive Director
Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease (LEAD), a national coalition of key organizations committed to sharing information and advocating for national policies related to Alzheimer’s disease research and care issues, has named Ian Kremer of Fairfax, VA as its executive director. Kremer comes to this post after having led the public policy and advocacy arm of the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter for the past 15 years.